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| 1. | [ noun ] (transportation) any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine | |
| Related terms: | vehicle missile test_rocket | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (physics) a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion | |
| Synonyms: | rocket_engine | |
| Related terms: | jet_engine nuclear_rocket retrorocket space_rocket thruster booster | |
| 3. | [ noun ] propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon | |
| Synonyms: | skyrocket | |
| Related terms: | visual_signal | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (botany) erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender | |
| Synonyms: | garden_rocket rocket_salad arugula Eruca_sativa Eruca_vesicaria_sativa roquette | |
| Related terms: | herb Eruca | |
| 5. | [ verb ] shoot up abruptly, like a rocket | |
| Synonyms: | skyrocket | |
| Examples: | "prices skyrocketed" |
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| Related terms: | rise skyrocket | |
| 6. | [ verb ] propel with a rocket | |
| Related terms: | propel | |
| 7. | [ noun ] sends a firework display high into the sky | |
| Synonyms: | skyrocket | |
| Related terms: | firework firework | |
| Similar spelling: |
Rockett roget Rosete rosette Rosetta Rossetti roquette rockweed Rost racket roost roast rickety Rickett rackety |
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